- Country: Austria
- Genres: Biography
- Release: 1958-11-27
- Director: Wolfgang Liebeneiner
- Writers: Erna Fentsch
- Language: German
- Stars: Carl Wery , Paul Hörbiger , Gerlinde Locker , Michael Cramer , Ellinor Jensen , Anita Gutwell , Ernst Deutsch , Hans Thimig , Egon von Jordan , Heinz Moog
- Runtime: 117 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Sebastian Kneipp - Ein großes Leben (Austria) , Sebastian Kneipp , Sebastian Kneipp - Der Wasserdoktor , Mirakeldoktoren Sebastian Kneipp (Norway) , Sebastian Kneipp (Austria) , Der Wasserdoktor , Arzt ohne Examen
- Plot: I have seen this movie a couple of times now and I must say it is absolutely worth watching, especially on a cold winters day.Sebastian Kneipp, who we would call a hydrotherapist today, reinvented the healing powers of water, but was not accepted by physicians of that time until he helped and later became friends with many European royals and not to forget cured Pope Leo XIII from insomnia. He became famous all over the World an his books were translated into many languages. I myself posses some of them.The title character is perfectly portrait by Bavarian actor Carl Wery. The actor also resembles the real Kneipp a great deal. His harsh character is the source of many conflicts throughout the movie and makes every scene twice as interesting.A very memorable scene is, when the Austrian Archduke refuses to carry out Kneipp's instruction and Kneipp coldly tells him: "Then you will die." Or where he saved a woman, normal doctors have already given up.I give this piece of film 7 out of 10, and recommend it to everybody, who is able to speak German, because I don't think it is available in English.
- IMDB:tt0052171
Sebastian Kneipp Cast · · · ALL
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Director
Carl Wery
Sebastian Kneipp
Paul Hörbiger
Erzherzog Joseph
Gerlinde Locker
Aglaya
Michael Cramer
Hans v. Faber
Ellinor Jensen
Sebastiana
Anita Gutwell
Anna
Ernst Deutsch
Papst Leo XIII
Hans Thimig
Der Kardinal
Egon von Jordan
Fr. Hoferer
Heinz Moog
Prof. v. Ziemssen
Horst Beck
Dr. Schmidt
Paul Klinger
Dr. Baumgarten
Willi Hufnagel
Semmelbauer
Peter Lühr
Bischof Pankratius
Felix Czerny
Kammerdiener Ledl
Fritz Hinz-Fabricius
Hilde Jaeger
Fraua Beda
Otto Bolesch
Beda
Lola Urban-Kneidinger
Alfred Cerny
Heini
Norbert Scharnagel
Amtsrichter
Hildegard Schuchbauer
Heinz Rohn
Manuele Urban
Toni von Bukovics